What makes you question God's existence?

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Call me Z Profile
Call me Z answered

Honestly examining the historical, philosophical and scientific arguments for and against the existence of a deity.

Ancient Hippy Profile
Ancient Hippy answered

Lack of real proof.

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Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn commented
No where around when your best buddy gets his head blown off right in front of you ! What kind of a god allows an 18 year old kid to die like that for no reason?
Call me Z
Call me Z commented
One unworthy of my respect, much less praise. But since it is unlikely in the extreme, no worries there.
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn commented
I understand.
Charles Davis Profile
Charles Davis answered

I have yet to see or hear any evidence, only conjecture and confirmation bias proofs, for any God.

John Doe Profile
John Doe answered

I think the question is....why wouldn't you? You believe what you're taught.... Until you're old enough to question that which you've been taught. Religion, seems pretty regional to me.

Ray Dart Profile
Ray Dart answered

I'd rather ask: Why would anyone believe in the existence of a higher being?

If people find their faith comforting, then I can understand clinging to it. I don't understand religious dogma, especially within Christianity, since it appears to go against much of what such a "gentle" religion appears to stand for.

But, the Bible is full of contradictions, so I guess I should not be surprised.

otis campbell Profile
otis campbell answered

All the pain and suffering and wrongfull convictions

Didge Doo Profile
Didge Doo answered

Ernest Hemingway once said that every aspiring journalist needs  "a shock-proof, sh1t detector". Mine works just fine and I can recognise bulldust when I see it.

Tris Fray Potter Profile
Tris Fray Potter answered

I only believe in things that can be proved scientifically.  There is no scientific proof of a Higher Force. If there is, I would like someone to let me know.  I can understand the need to believe in a god.  The belief that we are not alone.  That you don't go into an eternal oblivion once you die.  I would love to believe, but I just can't understand any of the justifications made.

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Katie Smith
Katie Smith commented
Dark Majinn, I’ll take that as a yes. Ok so here’s the problem. You (and Harris) say morality is based on human well-being and flourishing, yet this is presuming that flourishing is a “good” thing. But why is flourishing a good thing, and the opposite a bad thing? How do we know what is good or bad for society without some sort of standard to measure society by? Not only that, but the idea that we should care about human well-being is a moral value in itself. So you’re actually leaning on morality in an attempt to explain morality.

A person could argue that we developed these ideas because it benefitted our survival. But even if that were the case, it only explains why we behave in such a way, it doesn’t explain why we ought to behave in such a way. We ought to have respect for fellow humans. But if murdering, raping, and stealing benefits someone personally, why should they care about fellow humans? For the sake of the group? But why should they care about the group? You see where this is going? It’s going around in circles because morality makes no sense if there is no objective standard.
Darik Majoren
Darik Majoren commented
To be more granule:
"But if murdering, raping, and stealing benefits someone personally, why should they care about fellow humans?" - People of "Sound Minds" understand that the only benefit to this would be to create fear . . . while we could chat about Some secular leaders having no issues with murdering people by the thousands, we could also make the statement that they were in Power (Both believers : Hitler and non believers : Stalin). Ultimately it met with their demise . . . Hitler would have been killed had he not killed himself. How did killing thousands of Jews end up being a benefit?

"For the sake of the group?" - In general yes, for the sake of the group OBJECTIVELY but ultimately subjective when it comes to Self Survival . . . We are social animals and instinct tells us without a group . . alone we tend to wither and die. For the sake of the Group, and ultimately for the sake of the individual.

"But why should they care about the group?" - Those with a Sound Mind do. To choose to against the group has consequences that we rationalize and reason about. I could give you a list of Secular Serial Killers, I could also give you a list of Theist Serial Killers . . the sociopath and psychopath do not have a sound mind . . . and they do not care about the group unless it is about what the group will do to them if they are found out . . .
Charles Davis
Charles Davis commented
I actually like this analogy
https://ukiahcommunityblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/27/william-edelen-cults-and-real-religion-3/
Darik Majoren Profile
Darik Majoren answered

We live in a natural world with the default set to the "Natural". Any Claims to the Supernatural world require supportive evidence .

"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence". - Carl Sagan

In this, the existence of any God/Gods isn't even of question . . . it should be "naturally" dismissed. The claim itself is illogical and unreasonable. This is why the burden of proof lies with the claimant and NOT those whom would dismiss such a claim.

It is important to note, that most Atheist, when given ample proof, would absolutely believe in any God/Gods or supernatural claims of the like.

Cookie Hill Profile
Cookie Hill answered

Looking at the universe with it's orderliness and the marvlous way the human body is made who could ever deny our creator God.

Tom Jackson Profile
Tom Jackson answered

God Himself requires that of every man.

You have to be either for or against Him---you can't just coast through life.

(Well, you can, but I wouldn't want to live a vegetative existence.)

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